CVE-2014-4049
Heap-based buffer overflow in the php_parserr function in ext/standard/dns.c in PHP 5.6.0beta4 and earlier allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS TXT record, related to the…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the php_parserr function in ext/standard/dns.c in PHP 5.6.0beta4 and earlier allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS TXT record, related to the dns_get_record function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 10.91% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- opensuse/opensuse · php/php · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 10.9% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00051.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59270Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59329Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59418Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59496Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59513Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59652Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60998Third Party Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443Third Party Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683486Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2961Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/13/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68007Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030435Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108447Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b34d7849ed90ced9345f8ea1c59bc8d101c18468Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00002.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00051.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.